DUALITY

The current, changing situation

brings with concern and wonder. We

will have to incorporate the chan-

ging elements that have a major im-

pact on our living environment. Wa-

ter is one of the most important. The

source for our hydration, cooling

and source of food. But at the same

time, it threatens the places where

we live. There is a duality of some-

thing compelling and astonishing at

the same time.

REFLECTION

Because besides threat, it brings

calmness and reflection, playful-

ness and, moreover, a natural mo-

vement in the middle of the city. The

first step towards change is to rai-

se awareness and reflection on our

current actions. What does it mean,

to actually experience the differenti-

ation of the level?

THE DRAINAGE OF EUROPE

Noordereiland in a wider perspec-

tive, is a place that is influenced by

various phenomena

from the global water

system. We find the island about

thirty kilometers before the river

Nieuwe Maas encounters the sea.

Both rainwater, groundwater and

meltwater from the mountains

in Europe discharge here. The

sea is so close that the tides and

global seawater rise have an

enormous influence on the water

level around the island. It’s the drai-

nage of Europe.

FLUID QUAYS

When we zoom in, the quays

of the Noordereiland create a

hard boundary between water

and country. But this limit is not as

hard as it seems; the quays have

already been flooded twice this

year. One could argue that the quays

are fluid rather than the hard boundry

they seem to be. To become aware

of future changes, we will have to

reflect on the current situation by

making it tangible.

MOVEMENT

The pavilion pavilion of the current

works on the existing, constantly

changing and moving situation. The

floating pavilion is focused on the

perception of the senses. It

moves in a horizontal direction

by flowing and waves. During

the tides, the pavilion moves

vertically. The position of this pavili-

on, will always be different and mo-

ving. The highest point it can reach

is equal to the highest point on the

island. These movements of

the water are experiencable on

the pavilion in a tangible, visual

and tactile way. It creates a set of dif-

ferent relations with the water, focu-

sed on the perception of the senses.

Does experiencing the current

move us?